Shelly’s Fairy Tale Story:

Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved to make people laugh...

Shelly Ryan was born in the kingdom of Minneapolis. After being enlightened by great literature (okay, storybook tales), she developed a vivid imagination. Being an only child this trait was useful, although her parents never determined how many imaginary siblings Shelly had.

Children eventually have to decide what they want to be when they grow up. Not easy when your role models give conflicting messages. Could a happy medium exist between innocent fairy tale princess and buxom fashion model? Shelly thought this incongruity was funny!

By high school Shelly realized a sense of humor was more than entertaining; it was therapeutic! This marching band nerd (who stayed home cleaning the fireplace waiting for Prince Charming to show up) spent a lot of time with Saturday Night Live and Monty Python.

Inspired by sketch comedy, Shelly began her adventure in 2004 by joining other writers at SketchWorks, where two of her scripts were produced in a showcase. She also co-wrote a piece that appeared as the closing act in one of their mainstage performances.

After graduating from Funny Farm University in late 2005, Shelly’s been on stage at several of Atlanta’s comedy clubs and has emceed for a variety of events. Her closest brush with fame was as a contestant in Nickelodeon at Nite’s "Funniest Mom Contest." WARNING: She’s NOT your average mom! While driving in her mid-size sports utility vehicle, her mind goes places it often shouldn’t...and always has a fun time while it’s there!

Shelly’s comedy has been enjoyed world-wide on live streaming radio. In addition to numerous guest appearances and co-hosting gigs, she produced a virtual comedy cabaret and hosted her own variety talk show. She observes the absurdities of life and is a prolific blogger.

Her passion for telling stories (and letting the voices in her head escape) has resulted in scripts for several short films and Shelly’s first feature-length screenplay. Donkeylot is a wickedly hilarious romp back to medieval times, but with a modern twist or two along the journey!

Shelly considers herself to be a late bloomer rapidly making up for lost time. Her mission: make the world a better place by sharing the universal language of laughter...or at least make you lose control of random bodily functions! She shares her own fairy tale in her debut CD "Shelly Ryan: Seriously Weird!"

...and everyone laughed happily ever after!